And I Darken Book Website

I’ve been working with the team at Random House for a few years now. They’ve sent over some great projects and they like working with me because I’m consistently able to deliver their sites on time and functioning just how they want. Lately they came to me with a tight deadline on a new site for an upcoming book. Apt Design worked hard to get this one done for them as well.

For book-specific sites it’s usually good to draw design inspiration directly from the book cover, and this site was no exception. The dark textured background with glitteringly white content showcases the book perfectly and gets readers ready to enter this world of intrigue.

Instead of breaking content across several pages the decision was made to keep everything together on one page. However, a menu bar still allows users to jump to specific sections of text.

Lastly this site played big on social media sharing, just right for the young audience of the book. We created specific character cards for the three main characters each of which had a quote and corresponding image. Fans are able to easily share these images on Facebook or Twitter – bringing new fans directly back to the site!

As with all of my sites this one is easily editable by the Random House team so they can make edits on the fly.

Jeff Ingber

Brad made the process of developing my web site not only painless, but positively enjoyable. His enthusiastic, “can-do” attitude permeated every discussion we had. I would recommend him to any writer looking to develop a web site!

Rolf Boone

Brad provided very clear and understandable (for those of us who are tech challenged) directions on the process, explaining the steps he would take to build and design the site, as well as the input he wanted from me, and the training involved once the site was complete. Brad, who has a sharp eye for design, ran with it and produced a great site. He does good work.

Dr. Robert Rosenthal

It was a pleasure to work with Brad at Apt Design. On the design front, his concepts were spot on, so we never got started on false trails. And he easily and accurately incorporated my feedback in a comfortable back-and-forth dialogue that resulted in a strong final product. I remain extremely pleased with the result.

Traci Mann

Brad is an incredible designer. My book’s website is exactly what I wanted, even though I couldn’t even begin to articulate what I wanted before talking to Brad. Not only is the website wonderful, but he finished it faster than he promised, and he was great to work with. I am so glad I hired Brad for this project. I am absolutely delighted with the results.

Tim O’Brien

Michael Herrod

I really can’t recommend Brad highly enough. He’s come through for us time after time, and always delivers outstanding work. His sites are beautiful and functional works of art. Brad has designed the websites for some of our biggest authors. You know he’ll deliver an amazing site, right on schedule.

Carol Scibelli

Emma Otheguy

Brad effectively translated my half-formed ideas into a beautiful website, and he gave me lots of choices and allowed plenty of feedback. He also did a great job making the web design flexible enough to evolve with my needs.

James Townsend

James Townsend, Author and Co-Owner of The Human Condition

Brad’s creative insight is easily accessible through constant communication and feedback. He’s concerned about your vision, and it shows in the final product. He has a consistent devotion to making your vision a reality.

Ona Russell

As an author, I wanted something that would showcase my books, but do so by telling a kind of story. And that is exactly what Brad accomplished. The finished product is beautiful, evocative and efficient, just like a great novel.

Tom Mullen

After scouring dozens of author websites I contacted Brad – because his designs are clean and tight, and he is easy to work with. From inspecting his initial concept drafts, it was clear that selecting Brad was the right move.